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Ready for Google Maps on iPhone?

When the new Apple iPhone and IOS 6 was launched back in September, it should have been a raging success and, in the whole, it was. But it came with a ‘feature’ that had people raging in another way, namely the funky new Apple Maps app which unfortunately hit the headlines for all the wrongContinue Reading

About Andy Calloway

Head of SEO at Calloway Green, Andy has been writing for print and the web for over ten years. Some of it makes it into publication, some of it is stored in plexi-glass and sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Google’s Disavow Tool – Get Rid of Spammy Links

This year has been a massacre for many sites as they’ve been hit by either ‘Panda’ or ‘Penguin’ – two of the most drastic changes to the Google search algorithm in years. The last one, ‘Penguin‘ meant that your site could be penalised if it had lots of bad links going to it. This isContinue Reading

About Andy Calloway

Head of SEO at Calloway Green, Andy has been writing for print and the web for over ten years. Some of it makes it into publication, some of it is stored in plexi-glass and sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Google Continues to Change…

One of the most common questions we get asked is “How can we beat Google?” Well, the short answer is simple, you can’t. There are no ‘tricks’ or special ways you can force your way to the top and any quick methods you find are likely to be discovered and closed down eventually because it’sContinue Reading

About Andy Calloway

Head of SEO at Calloway Green, Andy has been writing for print and the web for over ten years. Some of it makes it into publication, some of it is stored in plexi-glass and sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Blocking websites – what’s that all about?

  Much has been said in the news about the blocking of websites that are apparently breaking copyright, most noteably music copyright and following a court order in April, ZDNet reported thusly: British Telecom became the final broadband provider in the U.K. to block customer access to the The Pirate Bay following a court orderContinue Reading

About Andy Calloway

Head of SEO at Calloway Green, Andy has been writing for print and the web for over ten years. Some of it makes it into publication, some of it is stored in plexi-glass and sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Your illegal website and what to do

On the 26th May, 2012 your website will probably be illegal and you may find yourself with a bill for half a million quid. Yep, half a million quid. Just in case you find that hard to visualise, the Information Commisioner’s Office may send you a bit of paper saying “You owe us 500 largeContinue Reading

About Andy Calloway

Head of SEO at Calloway Green, Andy has been writing for print and the web for over ten years. Some of it makes it into publication, some of it is stored in plexi-glass and sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Google Panda and Penguin. What’s going on???

So, Google’s now released a penguin into the wild and it has caused many an SEO agency to go cold with fear as it decimates rankings across the board. But what’s it all about and does the cute name of the update belie the pain it’s unleashing?Continue Reading

About Andy Calloway

Head of SEO at Calloway Green, Andy has been writing for print and the web for over ten years. Some of it makes it into publication, some of it is stored in plexi-glass and sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Is your website in the top 0.06392 percent?

I know that’s an odd number, but when we’re dealing with the web there are some incredible statistics about. For example, did you know that there are estimated to be 255 million websites in the world? That’s a figure from last year, there are probably many millions more now, it just keeps rising. But whatContinue Reading

About Andy Calloway

Head of SEO at Calloway Green, Andy has been writing for print and the web for over ten years. Some of it makes it into publication, some of it is stored in plexi-glass and sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Ready to break the law in May and get a £500,000 fine?

In May this year (2012) your website will most likely become illegal. I’m not making this up, many sites will face the same problem. Probably most sites in the UK will not only be breaking the law, but they’ll be liable to get a fine of up to half a million quid. Why? Well becauseContinue Reading

About Andy Calloway

Head of SEO at Calloway Green, Andy has been writing for print and the web for over ten years. Some of it makes it into publication, some of it is stored in plexi-glass and sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Asana – a new type of task list?

The only task management system I’m still using after monthsContinue Reading

About Andy Calloway

Head of SEO at Calloway Green, Andy has been writing for print and the web for over ten years. Some of it makes it into publication, some of it is stored in plexi-glass and sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Why you’ve wasted money on “Social Media Consultants” (or aliens)

“Facebook will boost your brand” “People are making fortunes from Facebook” “A Facebook fan-page brings massive return on investment” These are just some of the absolute cock-and-bull statements that fall from the turgid mouths of people who promote themselves as “Social Media Consultants”. Yes, they do exist, you’ve seen them and I’ve seen them. Heck,Continue Reading

About Andy Calloway

Head of SEO at Calloway Green, Andy has been writing for print and the web for over ten years. Some of it makes it into publication, some of it is stored in plexi-glass and sunk to the bottom of the sea.